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SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1989
"DURING THE TRIP, WE WERE WARMLY WELCOMED AND WELL TREATED. THE NUMBER OF MISTY EYES AT THE AIRPORT FOR OUR DEPARTURE WAS VIVID OF THE FRIENDSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN OUR TWO FORCES.'
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ON ARRIVAL, THE CHOIR GROUP WAS MET BY MR LAM CHIT STAFF OFFICER, TRAINING, AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND MR IDRIS YUSOF, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE POLICE.
THEY HAD A TIGHT SCHEDULE DURING POPULAR MALAY SONG, REHEARSED MANY TIMES, CENTRES, SANG TOGETHER WITH THE RSP CONCERTS, AND RECEIVED INTERVIEWS.
THE STAY. THEY LEARNED PERFORMED AT LARGE SHOPPING SINGING GROUP IN COMBINED
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THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CHOIR'S VISIT FOLLOWED THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE POLICE WEEK CARNIVAL BY SINGAPORE'S FIRST LADY, MRS WEE KIM WEE, WIFE OF THE PRESIDENT, WHEN THE CHOIR GAVE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF THREE SONGS IN THE PRESENCE OF MRS WEE AT THE POLICE ACADEMY.
MR LIDSTER AND CHOIRMASTER ALEX CHEUNG WERE INTRODUCED TO THE FIRST LADY, WHO COMPLIMENTED THE CHOIR ON THE HIGH STANDARD OF THEIR PERFORMANCE.
ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, CHOIR MEMBERS MET THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OF SINGAPORE, MR GOH YONG HONG, WHO HOSTED HIGH TEA FOR THE CHOIR IN THE SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS' MESS.
MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR ALSO PAID A VISIT TO THE POLICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHERE AN INFORMATIVE AUDIO/VISUAL PRESENTATION ON THE RSP WAS SHOWN TO THEM.
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR VISIT, BOTH SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES AND HONG KONG MEMBERS EXCHANGED SOUVENIRS.
TENOR CHORISTER POLICE CONSTABLE LIN YAN-KONG OF EMERGENCY UNIT, NEW TERRITORIES. SAID: "SINGAPORE PEOPLE ARE VERY FRIENDLY AND FULL OF MUSICAL SENSE. THEY DID NOT ONLY SING, BUT THEY DANCED TOO."
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SOPRANO WOMAN SENIOR INSPECTOR RITA CHU ATTACHED TO AUXILIARY POLICE HEADQUARTERS SAID: "LIFE THERE IS COMPARATIVELY SIMPLE, SO BUSY AS IN HONG KONG, BUT PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY. WE WERE WARMLY APLAUDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF ENTHUSIASTIC SPECTATORS DURIUNG OUR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES."
CHOIRMASTER ALEX CHEUNG COMMENTED: "MEMBERS WORKED VERY IN REHEARSALS AND THEIR PERFORMANCES WERE VERY GOOD.
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WE SANG ONLY SONGS IN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH AND MIXED WITH THE SINGAPORE BAND IN SINGING TWO SONGS IN THE COMBINED CONCERT.'
"WE ALSO GAVE IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCES AND EVERY MEMBER ENJOYED THE MUSICAL ATMOSPHERE AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME IN SINGAPORE. VERY FIRST OVERSEAS PERFORMING TOUR HAS ADDED VALUABLE MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR."
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